Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square308fedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down116
arrow-up1733arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square308fedilink
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoWho’s going to pay for it?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoWhere? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·29 days agoCan you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoYou’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoAnd we already have physical connections, even in rural America.
Who’s going to pay for it?
Where? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
Can you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
You’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
And we already have physical connections, even in rural America.